Dear Dr. Roach: I'm a 78-year-old male with a history of high blood pressure, and I had a bovine aortic valve replacement in 2009. I had a negative colonoscopy in 2003, but in 2013, my colonoscopy ...

Red blood cell distribution width coefficient of variation may be a useful clinical biomarker for detecting tubular injury in patients with type 2 diabetes. Red blood cell distribution width ...

A colonoscopy technique involving repeat intubation of the sigmoid colon significantly improves detection of adenomas compared with conventional colonoscopy evaluations, new research showed. “After ...

Images of positive CT colonography (CTC) screening examination result in an asymptomatic 67-year-old man. Three-dimensional colon map from CTC (left image) shows the location of two sigmoid polyps ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m due for my first colonoscopy, and I understand that the physician will be looking for polyps. What are they? Should I be worried if they find some? ANSWER: Good for you for ...

The world of breast cancer is complex and multifaceted, composed of many subtypes that behave very differently and thus require different methods of treatment. One of the more interesting variants is ...

A recently developed and validated risk prediction scoring system predicted the likelihood of detecting advanced colorectal neoplasia in adults < 45 years of age based on tobacco use history, body ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Using AI during colonoscopy helped reduce miss rates for precancerous tubular adenomas. The system’s potential ...

Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma (CXPA) is a rare type of salivary gland cancer. Surgery and radiation therapy are the most common treatment options. CXPA develops from a noncancerous tumor called ...